Plants You Need
Take a closer look at plants you would like to know better and some you haven’t met, from regional plant communities to a genus of favorites to rare native species.
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Homegrown Mushrooms. An unlikely crop flourishes in a semi-desert, LA canyon landscape.
There’s more to jasmine than delicate tendrils and sweet perfume. Explore these hardy forms which lend substance, structure, and colorful...
Poet’s Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) is a surprisingly hardy vine that thrives in gardens west of the Cascades offering intoxicating fragrance...
A remnant grove of Engelmann oaks (Quercus engelmannii), one of the highlights of the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic...
Decidedly underused, the genus Ribes is available in a dizzying number of ornamental species and cultivars for the West Coast...
Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica) seems exotic yet familiar, all at the same time. With many worthy ornamental traits and an...
Native shrubs from Down Under, grevilleas are proving to be cold hardy and adaptable to the maritime Pacific Northwest. Drought-tolerant...
Grevilleas have long been popular in coastal regions of Northern and Central California, due in great measure to the efforts...
Podophyllum is an odd genus of herbs in the barberry family (Berberidaceae), with one species from North America and five...